David Staples wrote:
> Hi Doug,
>
>>From an economy standpoint as well as ease of use, I would give HNSKY a try
> (www.hnsky.org). It's a free-ware planetarium program capable of using many
> different catalogs i.e. GSC, USNO, Tycho 1&2, PPM, DSS images and such. It
> can also drive all of the current popular Go-To scopes. Another popular
> free program is Cartes Du Ciel (sp?) but I don't know much about that one.
>
> I've used Hnsky for about 2 years now and love it. I used finder charts
> printed from Hnsky to track down Pluto this summer past. For the price it
> can't be beat.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave Staples
Hello,
I can recommend Cartes du Ciel. I was using HNSKY and I still think
it's a great tool, but since I downloaded Cartes du Ciel I started
using it exclusively. Of course, it is matter of personal taste - I
don't want to start a flame thread about the "best" charting tool.
Regards,
- Alex